diff --git a/app/controllers/series_controller.rb b/app/controllers/series_controller.rb
index e34d60cc010..c56a5b8fbe2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/series_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/series_controller.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def index
     else
       @series = @series.exclude_anonymous.for_user(@user)
     end
-    @series = @series.paginate(page: params[:page])
+    @series = @series.for_blurb.paginate(page: params[:page])
   end
 
   # GET /series/1
diff --git a/app/models/series.rb b/app/models/series.rb
index 1b665fbb7d5..df2bd63ad27 100644
--- a/app/models/series.rb
+++ b/app/models/series.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def title
     joins(approved_creatorships: :pseud).where(pseuds: { user: user })
   }
 
-  scope :for_blurb, -> { includes(:work_tags, :pseuds) }
+  scope :for_blurb, -> { preload({ pseuds: :user }, works: :tags) }
 
   def posted_works
     self.works.posted
@@ -113,9 +113,15 @@ def user_is_owner_or_invited?(user)
 
   def visible_work_count
     if User.current_user.nil?
-      self.works.posted.unrestricted.count
+      if works.loaded?
+        works.count { |work| work.posted && !work.restricted }
+      else
+        works.posted.unrestricted.count
+      end
+    elsif works.loaded?
+      works.count(&:posted)
     else
-      self.works.posted.count
+      works.posted.count
     end
   end
 
@@ -192,11 +198,27 @@ def fandoms
     tag_groups["Fandom"]&.sort || []
   end
 
+  # Memoized because the blurb calls this three times per series (fandoms,
+  # symbols and tag block). The result depends on User.current_user.
   def tag_groups
-    tags = self.work_tags.where(works: { hidden_by_admin: false, posted: true })
-    tags = tags.where(works: { restricted: false }) unless User.current_user
-    tags.group_by { |t| t.type.to_s }
+    @tag_groups ||=
+      if works_and_tags_loaded?
+        visible_works = works.select do |work|
+          work.posted && !work.hidden_by_admin
+        end
+        visible_works = visible_works.reject(&:restricted) unless User.current_user
+        visible_works.flat_map(&:tags).uniq.group_by { |t| t.type.to_s }
+      else
+        tags = work_tags.where(works: { hidden_by_admin: false, posted: true })
+        tags = tags.where(works: { restricted: false }) unless User.current_user
+        tags.group_by { |t| t.type.to_s }
+      end
+  end
+
+  def works_and_tags_loaded?
+    works.loaded? && works.all? { |work| work.association(:tags).loaded? }
   end
+  private :works_and_tags_loaded?
 
   # Grabs the earliest published_at date of the visible works in the series
   def published_at
@@ -208,13 +230,37 @@ def published_at
   end
 
   def revised_at
-    if self.works.visible.posted.blank?
+    if works.loaded?
+      dates = works_visible_to_current_user.map(&:revised_at).compact
+      dates.empty? ? self.updated_at : dates.max
+    elsif self.works.visible.posted.blank?
       self.updated_at
     else
       Work.in_series(self).visible.collect(&:revised_at).compact.uniq.sort.last
     end
   end
 
+  # Mirrors Work.visible_to_user for preloaded works. Only hidden works
+  # check ownership (an extra query), and those are rare.
+  def works_visible_to_current_user
+    user = User.current_user
+    case user
+    when Admin
+      works.select(&:posted)
+    when User
+      works.select do |work|
+        work.posted &&
+          (!work.hidden_by_admin ||
+           work.pseuds.any? { |pseud| pseud.user_id == user.id })
+      end
+    else
+      works.select do |work|
+        work.posted && !work.restricted && !work.hidden_by_admin
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  private :works_visible_to_current_user
+
   ######################
   # SEARCH
   ######################
@@ -261,7 +307,12 @@ def word_count
   # Word count as seen by guests
   def public_word_count
     # Exclude restricted works and those hidden by admin from the word count
-    self.works.posted.unrestricted.unhidden.pluck(:word_count).compact.sum
+    if works.loaded?
+      works.select { |work| work.posted && !work.restricted && !work.hidden_by_admin }
+        .sum { |work| work.word_count.to_i }
+    else
+      self.works.posted.unrestricted.unhidden.pluck(:word_count).compact.sum
+    end
   end
 
   # Word count as seen by registered users
@@ -269,7 +320,12 @@ def public_word_count
   # in the series word count
   def general_word_count
     # Exclude works hidden by admin from the word count
-    self.works.posted.unhidden.pluck(:word_count).compact.sum
+    if works.loaded?
+      works.select { |work| work.posted && !work.hidden_by_admin }
+        .sum { |work| work.word_count.to_i }
+    else
+      self.works.posted.unhidden.pluck(:word_count).compact.sum
+    end
   end
 
   # FIXME: should series have their own language?
diff --git a/app/views/series/_series_module.html.erb b/app/views/series/_series_module.html.erb
index c136d134d72..ba4add8ef76 100644
--- a/app/views/series/_series_module.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/series/_series_module.html.erb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   <dd class="words"><%= number_with_delimiter(series.visible_word_count) %></dd>
   <dt class="works"><%= Work.model_name.human(count: :many) %>:</dt>
   <dd class="works"><%= number_with_delimiter(series.visible_work_count) %></dd>
-  <% if (bookmark_count = series.bookmarks.is_public.count) > 0 %>
+  <% if (bookmark_count = series.public_bookmark_count) > 0 %>
     <dt class="bookmarks"><%= Bookmark.model_name.human(count: :many) %>:</dt>
     <dd class="bookmarks"><%= link_to_bookmarkable_bookmarks(series, number_with_delimiter(bookmark_count)) %></dd>
   <% end %>
diff --git a/spec/models/series_spec.rb b/spec/models/series_spec.rb
index 8c04cf5ce96..aa0d8062fe8 100644
--- a/spec/models/series_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/series_spec.rb
@@ -361,6 +361,103 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "when associations are preloaded for blurbs" do
+    let(:hidden_work) { create(:work, hidden_by_admin: true, freeform_string: "Testing3") }
+    let(:draft_work) { create(:draft, freeform_string: "Testing4") }
+    let(:preloaded_series) { Series.for_blurb.find(series.id) }
+
+    before do
+      series.works = [unrestricted_work, restricted_work, hidden_work, draft_work]
+      # Stagger the dates so the examples can tell which works each
+      # revised_at branch uses (the column only has second precision).
+      series.works.each_with_index do |work, index|
+        work.update_column(:revised_at, (index + 1).days.from_now)
+      end
+      series.reload
+    end
+
+    it "preloads the works and their tags" do
+      expect(preloaded_series.works).to be_loaded
+      expect(preloaded_series.works.first.association(:tags)).to be_loaded
+    end
+
+    shared_examples "matches the results without preloading" do
+      it "returns the same tag groups" do
+        expect(preloaded_series.tag_groups.keys).to match_array(series.tag_groups.keys)
+        series.tag_groups.each_pair do |type, tags|
+          expect(preloaded_series.tag_groups[type]).to match_array(tags)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "returns the same visible work count" do
+        expect(preloaded_series.visible_work_count).to eq(series.visible_work_count)
+      end
+
+      it "returns the same visible word count" do
+        expect(preloaded_series.visible_word_count).to eq(series.visible_word_count)
+      end
+
+      it "returns the same revised date" do
+        expect(preloaded_series.revised_at).to eq(series.revised_at)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when no user is logged in" do
+      it_behaves_like "matches the results without preloading"
+    end
+
+    context "when logged in as a regular user" do
+      before do
+        User.current_user = create(:user)
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like "matches the results without preloading"
+    end
+
+    context "when logged in as an admin" do
+      before do
+        User.current_user = create(:admin)
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like "matches the results without preloading"
+    end
+
+    context "when the logged-in user created a work hidden by an admin" do
+      let(:owner) { create(:user) }
+      let(:hidden_work) { create(:work, hidden_by_admin: true, authors: [owner.default_pseud]) }
+
+      before do
+        hidden_work.update_column(:revised_at, 10.days.from_now)
+        User.current_user = owner
+      end
+
+      it "includes the hidden work's revision date" do
+        expect(preloaded_series.revised_at).to eq(hidden_work.reload.revised_at)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when a work has no word count" do
+      before do
+        unrestricted_work.update_column(:word_count, nil)
+      end
+
+      it "returns the same visible word count" do
+        expect(preloaded_series.visible_word_count).to eq(series.visible_word_count)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when a guest views a series with only restricted works" do
+      before do
+        series.works = [restricted_work]
+        series.reload
+      end
+
+      it "falls back to the series update date" do
+        expect(preloaded_series.revised_at).to eq(series.updated_at)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#general_tags" do
     it "includes tags on unrestricted works" do
       series.works = [unrestricted_work]
diff --git a/spec/requests/series_n_plus_one_spec.rb b/spec/requests/series_n_plus_one_spec.rb
index ae9874bce8f..e997919a317 100644
--- a/spec/requests/series_n_plus_one_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/series_n_plus_one_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,49 @@
 describe "n+1 queries in the series controller" do
   include LoginMacros
 
+  describe "#index", n_plus_one: true do
+    let!(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+    subject do
+      proc do
+        get user_series_index_path(user_id: user)
+      end
+    end
+
+    before do
+      fake_login_known_user(user)
+    end
+
+    context "when all blurbs are cached" do
+      populate do |n|
+        create_list(:series, n, authors: user.pseuds)
+        subject.call # this caches the blurbs
+      end
+
+      it "performs a constant number of queries" do
+        expect do
+          subject.call
+          expect(response.body.scan('<li id="series_').size).to eq(current_scale.to_i)
+        end.to perform_constant_number_of_queries
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when nothing is cached" do
+      populate do |n|
+        create_list(:series, n, authors: user.pseuds)
+      end
+
+      warmup { get user_series_index_path(user_id: create(:series).users.first) }
+
+      it "performs around 1 query per series" do
+        expect do
+          subject.call
+          expect(response.body.scan('<li id="series_').size).to eq(current_scale.to_i)
+        end.to perform_linear_number_of_queries(slope: 1)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#show", n_plus_one: true do
     let!(:user) { create(:user) }